Making Lists

After all my work in the gardens on Saturday, we went for a lovely ride down the coast for breakfast Sunday morning. While waiting for a table, we chatted with three really great kids from Santa Cruz who were also waiting for a table. We talked about the famous pies and that there was no shame in having pie after breakfast! They laughed! The male mentioned he was a twin, Michael shook his hand and said, "Me, too!" Both identical. Both had stories to tell. They were called for their table and we followed just a short time later.

When ordering our breakfast (which we split), Michael told our waitress that he wanted to buy three pieces of pie for their table. She told them after they ate, they were so surprised and we had a nice, quick chat again on our way out the door. Nice kids.

After we got home, our work began. We had paperwork for a very small union retirement benefits for Michael, which just took a few minutes. Then, we plotted out our road trip in May. What a lot of work. After almost three hours, it was not anywhere near finished but we now have the basic plan, some hotels located and realized that we were going to be on the road for three weeks.

We both had the same idea at the same time - due to being together for so many years, I guess - that we invited Michael's sister Anna and her husband Doug to enjoy our house while we are gone during the second week of our trip. They can get away from the heat of the Southern California desert and they can help us by watering the garden upon their arrival and again before they leave. That should hold it for the entire trip.

Anna is the only person I would ever invite to stay in our house without us. She is the most organized and cleanest human on earth and I fully anticipate that when we return, everything will be perfect and even better than when we left.

So, now the work begins. Lists. Lots of lists. Lists to do to prepare for the actual trip, lists to do for the house and garden, lists of things for Anna and Doug like restaurants, where the sprinklers spigots are located, how to turn on the furnace in the morning, etc.

We also realized we need new glasses and I need new contact lenses before the trip. Add that to the list!

It is going to be exhausting, I will need all the stamina I can muster but the moment we pull out of the driveway the first morning of our trip, it will all be worth the it.